Bill Flores

Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Takano, and Members of the Subcommittee this concludes my statement.

I hope that we hear that the program's performance is meeting the goals set by VETS.

It is up to VETS to point these veterans in the right direction and to get the veterans back to work.

On July 30, our Nation lost Ronnie Jackson, a community treasure of Bryan, Texas. Mr. Jackson was a long-time public servant in the role of Neighborhood and Youth Services Director for our city. Mr. Jackson passed away at the age of 63…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas will be postponed. Amendment No. 42 Offered by Mr. Cole The Acting CHAIR. It is now in…

I have enjoyed the debate tonight and I appreciate the comments of the gentleman. I would say this. This amendment does not do any of those things that he said it would. It does not prevent and does not restrict the ability of the Federal…

As we said earlier, this amendment is a simple fix, and that fix is to not restrict our fuel choices based on bad policies or misguided regulations like those in section 526. Stopping the impact of section 526 will help us to promote…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 157, after line 2, insert the following new section: Sec. 10002. None of the funds made available by…

this Administration is just killing the coal industry, just devastating that family.

Tomorrow marks the 3-month anniversary of the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas. This catastrophic event injured hundreds, took 15 lives, and cost tens of millions of dollars in damage. Since that tragic day, the State of Texas and…

Last year, the House adopted my bipartisan amendment that would prevent agencies under the FY 2013 CJS appropriations bill from imposing ocean zoning related to the Obama administration's National Ocean Policy under Executive Order 13547…

I'd like to remind Mr. Cartwright that the Department of Energy spending levels that we set last time are the same as 2007, and the world wasn't coming to an end in 2007.

But one of the things that sort of bothers me is that we have a fast-track process for wind and solar, and it seems to me like we ought to have a similar process for helium since it's such a critical element.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

I claim time in opposition to the motion. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes.

I rise in strong opposition to this motion. This motion epitomizes what's wrong with Washington Democrats' energy and economic plan. Let's start with the obvious: the Great Lakes are not part of the Outer Continental Shelf. The second…

Reclaiming my time, I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Chairman, I claim time in adamant opposition. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Oregon is recognized for 5 minutes. Mr. DeFAZIO. This amendment would prohibit the…

I am a newcomer to Congress, but the reason I'm a newcomer to Congress is because before I did this, I had 30 years of experience working offshore. So I have firsthand experience with this. Twenty years of that, it was as a sea level…

This amendment is a very simple amendment. It basically says that it prohibits the offshore agencies of the Interior Department from imposing ocean zoning related to the Obama administration's continued attempts to establish the National…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title IV add the following: SEC. 410. PROHIBITION ON ACTION BASED ON NATIONAL OCEAN POLICY DEVELOPED…

This is a top priority for us, to find a solution in order to ensure that our veterans continue to receive the high-quality care that they are currently receiving and they certainly deserve.

Continuing on the question of fee-based care for a minute, is the VA, excluding the centers of excellence where the VA is really good--I mean, for PTSD, TBI, crush injuries, things like that--has VA ever done a full cost study of comparing…

I have got one final question in my allotted time.

Just for clarification, I did not say the cheapest care. I said the best care at the most fairest price for Veterans, the fairest price for the taxpayer.